Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-26
PANBANDLE'S APPEAL.
Resolutions From thu Citizens - the
Panhandle in Regard 10 Commits.
si0ner Hall q I'D His Course.
Lands Leased Before Being Classified or
Before Settlers have an Opportunity to
Purchase-Gov. Ross Appealed to.

AMoRILLA, POTTER COUNTY, TEX,
Aug. l5.-Wbereas, the last Legislature
OF TeXss enacted law providing fer the
sale and disposition CT the state school.
university ard asylum lands, etc, and
Whereas, fair and reasonable inter
probation of said law Eas led Us TO be-
lieve that we would have the opportunity
snd be protected in the prior right to
purchase cur homes when We have Sc
lected them snd have 10 good faith
settled upon the uDsold school lands in
question, and
Whereas, each snd every one of US has
selected ard occupied and is
now occupying said lands with
the desire, expectation a1d determination
to purchase aud use said lands for homes
for ourselves and families, snd We have
been for months erXiOGsly awaiting 81
opportunity to be given Us to cOnsum-
mate our purchases; and
Where's, we have grown tired Ct the
suspense enc uncertainty that Land Com
missioner Hall he's thrown around this
MISTER, and in view OF the reports IN the
public press CT the state 10 the effect that
seid Commissioner he's leased large bodies
OF these lands to corporations, capitalists
Sd syndicates ia advance OF shy clgsaihca-
pfiOn Of said lands AND without any D cssible
means Of knowing whether these lands
ere wanted or occupied by ec.uel settlers
or not, and in many instances these
leases cover and include the homes OF
citizens anxious to purchase the lands
they now occupy, and to whom no op-
purfunity mas been gwen 10 purchase by
said Commissioner. Therefore be it
Resolved, by the citizens OF Potter,
Randall ann adjoining counties in mass
meeting assembled:
l. inst we earnestly protest against
the action OK MIR. Hall, Commissioner, n
leasing The st&te sCao0! lands in advance
OF classification in this section, and with
out first giving Us the opportunity 10
purchase cur homes.
9 That we believe the policy of the
present Lsnd Commissioner and the
strained and extraordinary c0nst uctiGn
that he is placing upon the law and his
! power under it IS wrong IN fsCt aId In
| principle And is subversive OF the common
! good and detrimental to the best inter
est8 OK the stste and & gry 2. outrage upon
| the men WAC have IL good faith come -
these plains with the honeSa Intention OF
! up5uildiIG andGdding TO the development
II this, the Graldest portion o1 cur gcea,
state.
3. That inasmuch IS It appears thst
| Land Commissioner Usll is unnind+ul Ct
! the rights OF tie common citizen, ana for
the present and the recent past few
months 3naS given his ear and attention
! 10 the corporation, the capitalist, end the
syndicate, and mas repeatedly notified the
! applicant 10 purchase that ne "mGsJ wal
uUtil 1ha lDnGs Ire claeeifad," we nov
appeal 10 Governor L ). Ross, in whom
we sll have confidence as CT honest msD,
to stay the hand Of Commissioner Hall,
and to protect Us in cur eight to purchase
cur homes, and to see to it that this
country is not turned over to s few cor
poTeti0ns and wealthy individuals tor &
paired OF years, and the growth Of the
country stopped, and the settlement OF
this country absolutely ehut of.
4 That we, as actual settlers and con
stitueats of Hon. J. n. Browning, earE-
estiy and heartily endorse his open letter
of a recent dale TO the Governor On this
question.
81 Be il further resolved that we, as
actual settlers, demand and ask Why TIE
values OF school land shall not be ap-
praised By the agents appointed by
the Land Commissioner to go upon
such lands aud then classify and spDrsise
them es contemplated By the LIST Legs
lature.
6 That in our opinion the lsrge bulk Of
the state school land il Carson, Potter
Randall and adjoining counties are now
a9d will be soon il demand by the actua
settler either for farming or for stocE
farms, If they are not leased, and that they
should be Kept fer ouch purposes.
W. e. PLEMoNS,
3 L. GREEN,
FRANK LESTER,
Committee.